Eni's Bouri Offshore oil terminal is seen off the Libyan coast, in the Mediterranean sea, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2015. The Italian energy company announced it has discovered a "supergiant" natural gas field off Egypt, describing it as the "largest-ever" found in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Egypt seeks to purchase up to 165,000 tons of diesel fuel with 0.1% sulfur on five shipments in August per international tenders offered by the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), Reuters reported Monday.

El Molla also said that Egypt received crude oil and natural gas from the foreign partners’ share during 2015/16 worth $5.4 billion. Egypt paid them $5.5 billion.

Egypt’s public business companies owe Ministry of Petroleum 3 bln EGP

Debts of a number of state-owned business companies that intensively consume energy reached 3 billion EGP, should be paid off to the Ministry of Petroleum, Youm7 reported an anonymous official from the public sector Sunday.

Egypt’s National Cement Company has debts totaling 1.2 billion EGP; the company works have stopped after suspension of fuel supply due to failure to pay off part of its debts.

Egypt’s Minister of Tourism Yahya Rashid issued Sunday a decision to dissolve the Council of the Egyptian Tourism Federation, which was elected on Feb 28, 2015. A committee will be formed to take on the tasks of the council for six months until electing new board of directors. Although the decision did not mention the reasons of the dissolving, but media outlets said the decision came over “irregularities.”

Egypt’s pound steady against U.S. dollar Monday

Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) held Monday the value of the Egyptian pound steady against the U.S. dollar; value of the pound preserved at 8.8574 against the U.S. dollar for purchase in the banks, which will sell the dollar to clients at 8.8800 EGP, Youm7 reported